In the year 1908
230 Notable deaths
Cut Nyak Dhien
Indonesian guerrilla leader against the dutch (1850–1908).
Born May 12th, 1848 in Great Aceh.
Died November 6th, 1908 at 60 years old in Sumedang. [ref]
Ouida
British novelist (1839–1908).
Born January 1st, 1839 in Bury St Edmunds.
Died January 25th, 1908 at 69 years old in Viareggio (pneumonia).
Edward MacDowell
American composer (1860–1908).
Born December 18th, 1860 in New York City.
Died January 23rd, 1908 at 47 years old in New York City.
Wilhelm Busch
German painter, poet and cartoonist (1832–1908).
Born April 15th, 1832 in Wiedensahl. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1908 at 75 years old in Mechtshausen. [ref]
Doppo Kunikida
Japanese writer and journalist (1871–1908).
Born August 30th, 1871 in Chōshi.
Died June 23rd, 1908 at 36 years old in Nanko-in (tuberculosis).
Daniel Coit Gilman
American educator and academic (1831–1908).
Born July 6th, 1831 in Norwich.
Died October 13th, 1908 at 77 years old in Norwich.
Tomás Estrada Palma
Cuban politician (1835–1908); president of cuba (1902–1906).
Born July 9th, 1835 in Bayamo. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1908 at 73 years old in Santiago de Cuba.
Sidney Paget
English illustrator.
Born October 4th, 1860 in London. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1908 at 47 years old in Margate.
Victorien Sardou
French dramatist (1831-1908).
Born September 5th, 1831 in former 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1908 at 77 years old in Paris, Marly-le-Roi.
Stephen D. Lee
Confederate general (1833-1908).
Born September 22nd, 1833 in Charleston.
Died May 28th, 1908 at 74 years old in Vicksburg.
George Dixon
Canadian boxer (1870–1908).
Born July 29th, 1870 in Africville.
Died January 6th, 1908 at 37 years old in New York City.
Ira D. Sankey
American gospel singer and composer (1840-1908).
Born August 28th, 1840 in Edinburg. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1908 at 67 years old in Brooklyn (disease).
Qasim Amin
Egyptian writer, judge and social reformer (1863–1908).
Born December 1st, 1863 in Alexandria.
Died April 23rd, 1908 at 44 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Edmondo de Amicis
Italian writer (1846-1908).
Born October 21st, 1846 in Oneglia.
Died March 11th, 1908 at 61 years old in Bordighera.
Mikhail Chigorin
Russian chess player.
Born November 12th, 1850 in Gatchina.
Died January 25th, 1908 at 57 years old in Lublin (diabetes).
Mustafa Kamil
Egyptian politician (1874–1908).
Born August 14th, 1874 in Cairo.
Died February 10th, 1908 at 33 years old in Cairo (tuberculosis).
Richard Gerstl
Austrian artist (1883-1908).
Born September 14th, 1883 in Vienna.
Died November 4th, 1908 at 25 years old in Vienna (hanging to death).
Augustus Le Plongeon
British photographer and archaeologist (1825–1908).
Died December 13th, 1908 at 83 years old in Brooklyn.
Georgy Voronoy
Ukrainian mathematician from russian empire.
Born April 28th, 1868 in Zhuravka.
Died November 20th, 1908 at 40 years old in Warsaw.
William B. Allison
American politician and iowa senator (1829-1908).
Born March 2nd, 1829 in Perry.
Died August 14th, 1908 at 79 years old in Dubuque.
Ernest Fenollosa
American art historian and orientalist (1853-1908).
Born February 18th, 1853 in Salem.
Died September 21st, 1908 at 55 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Maria Olbrich
Austrian architect (1867–1908).
Born December 22nd, 1867 in Opava. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1908 at 40 years old in Düsseldorf (leukemia). [ref]
Harriet Hosmer
American sculptor (1830–1908).
Born October 9th, 1830 in Watertown. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1908 at 77 years old in Watertown. [ref]
Frank Calvert
British archaeologist (1828–1908).
Born September 3rd, 1828 in Malta.
Died August 12th, 1908 at 79 years old in Çanakkale.
Leslie Green
English architect.
Born February 6th, 1875 in London.
Died August 31st, 1908 at 33 years old in Mundesley (tuberculosis).
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen